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Quiz about Mellow Yellow
Quiz about Mellow Yellow

Mellow Yellow Trivia Quiz


Questions with a connection to the colour yellow.

A multiple-choice quiz by Apteryx65. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Apteryx65
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
324,708
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1436
Last 3 plays: toddruby96 (7/10), Guest 207 (10/10), Guest 86 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who wears the yellow jersey in the Tour de France? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What Shakespearean play contains the following line - "He will come to her in yellow stockings, and 'tis a color she abhors, and cross-gartered, a fashion she detests."? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who is the first character Dorothy meets on the yellow brick road in the movie 'The Wizard of Oz'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is yellow journalism? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How would you contract the disease known as Yellow Fever? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the Yellow River called in China? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who painted 'The Yellow Christ'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is a yellowhammer? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What substance gives lemons, pineapple and sweet corn their yellow colour? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who sang the song 'Mellow Yellow'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who wears the yellow jersey in the Tour de France?

Answer: The rider with the lowest cumulative time

The cyclist with the lowest cumulative time at the end of each stage is awarded the yellow jersey, or 'maillot jaune'. The yellow jersey entitles the rider to be the first starter on the next stage. The rider awarded the yellow jersey on the last day is the overall winner of the Tour de France.
2. What Shakespearean play contains the following line - "He will come to her in yellow stockings, and 'tis a color she abhors, and cross-gartered, a fashion she detests."?

Answer: Twelfth Night

"Twelfth Night" is one of Shakespeare's comedies and the plot centres on mistaken identity. The yellow stockings are worn by Malvolio who has been fooled into believing that Olivia is in love with him and wants him to wear yellow cross gartered stockings.
3. Who is the first character Dorothy meets on the yellow brick road in the movie 'The Wizard of Oz'?

Answer: The Scarecrow

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow first, then the Tin Man and lastly the Cowardly Lion. Toto was with her right from the beginning in Kansas.
4. What is yellow journalism?

Answer: Sensationalist reporting

Yellow journalism is the use of sensationalism to boost sales of publications. Such publications may exaggerate stories or completely fabricate them. Yellow journalism first appeared in the United States in the late 1800s when two rival newspaper owners, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, resorted to underhand tactics to outsell each other.
5. How would you contract the disease known as Yellow Fever?

Answer: From a mosquito

Yellow Fever is a viral haemorrhagic disease and is transmitted by mosquitoes. It gets the name 'yellow fever' because some badly affected patients develop jaundice which causes them to appear yellow. Yellow fever is found in South America and Africa but can be prevented by vaccination.
6. What is the Yellow River called in China?

Answer: Huang He

The Chinese name for the Yellow River is 'Huang He'. The Yellow River is the second longest river in China after the Yangtze, and runs for almost 5,500km. Historians consider it to be the cradle of Chinese civilisation. It looks yellow in the lower reaches because of the large amount of loess which is carried in the water.
7. Who painted 'The Yellow Christ'?

Answer: Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin painted 'The Yellow Christ' in Brittany in 1889. It is considered to be a classic Symbolist work and a move away from the style of the Impressionists.
8. What is a yellowhammer?

Answer: A bird

The yellowhammer is a small bird belonging to the bunting family and is found in Europe, Asia and New Zealand. The male yellowhammer has a bright yellow head and looks nothing like a hammer. It is thought that the name 'yellowhammer' may be derived from a Middle English word 'yelwambre' meaning 'yellow-amber'.
9. What substance gives lemons, pineapple and sweet corn their yellow colour?

Answer: Carotenoids

Most yellow fruits and vegetables owe their colour to pigments called carotenoids. Foods with carotenoids have been linked to a reduction in cancer, heart disease and eye problems. Lycopene is found in red fruit and vegetables while chlorophyll is found in green ones. Sulphur is a chemical element, not a pigment.
10. Who sang the song 'Mellow Yellow'?

Answer: Donovan

Donovan's song 'Mellow Yellow' reached number two in the US charts and number eight in the UK charts in 1966. It is from his fourth album which was also called 'Mellow Yellow'.
Source: Author Apteryx65

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